well, I finished reading “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” by Jean-Dominique Bauby. I didn’t immediately post about this because the book hit me so hard and it took an entire week to process it! Even while I was reading my third book (which I will talk about in a minute) I could not stop thinking about this one.
Basically, it is a memoir written by a man who has locked-in syndrome. Bauby suffered a stroke and ended up completely trapped in his own body. His only method of communication is through his left eye…this is how he wrote his memoir…by blinking…Suffice to say, I thought this book would be difficult to read because Bauby is French and he wrote the book by blinking, but the prose was so beautiful and thoughtful and as a social worker in a long term care facility, it seriously made me think about how I communicate with those who have a difficult time communicating. I loved this book and will probably read it again.
For my next book, I picked “the Martian” by Andy Weir…I. Loved. this . book. It is about a man who gets stranded on Mars and his unlikely survival…Even though it’s very math-y and science-y it didn’t go over my head. The protagonist is really likable and very funny. This is my favorite book of the year and I am fully recommending it to everybody!
Now I am reading “Defending Jacob” by William Landay…i just might be able to complete this resolution!
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